“ With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. ”
With us are both the gray headed - That is, some of us who are here are much older than thy father; or we express the sentiments of such aged men. Job had admitted Job 12:12 , that with the aged...
Job 15:2-19 is a polemic against Job's arrogance and pretence of wisdom. Job's words are empty and violent ( Job 15:2 f.). He does away with all religion ( Job 15:4 ) and breaks the reverential...
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. With us are both the gray-headed - One copy of the Chaldee Targum paraphrases the verse thus: "Truly Eliphaz the hoary...
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. On our side, thinking with us, are the aged. Job had admitted that wisdom is with them ( Job 12:12 ). Eliphaz see...
The Second Series of Speeches (Job 15-21) The rejection by Job of the opinions and advice of the friends, his sturdy maintenance of his innocence, and the fearlessness with which in his anguish he...
XIII. THE TRADITION OF A PURE RACE Job 15:1-35 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE first colloquy has made clear severance between the old Theology and the facts of human life. No positive reconciliation is e...
“The Heavens Are not Clean” Job 15:1-35 The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He begins by rebuking Job, Job 15:1-16 . He complains that the words of Job proved him t...
Here the second cycle of argument begins, and again Eliphaz is the first speaker. It is at once evident that Job's answers had wounded him. He first criticized Job's manner, charging him with using...
(7) Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? (8) Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? (9) What knowest thou, that we know not?...
With us are both the grayheaded ,.... The grayheaded man, or one that is so, it is in the singular number; gray hairs are a sign of old age, and an emblem of wisdom, see Job 12:12 ; to which words...
With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. Ver. 10. With us are the grayheaded, &c. ] Job had said, Job 12:12 , "With the ancient is wisdom; and in lengt...
Art thou the first man that was born? Hast thou lived ever since the creation of the world, and treasured up the experiences of all ages in thy own breast, that thou speakest so arrogantly and magi...
ELIPHAZ CLAIMS JOB CONDEMNS HIMSELF (vv.1-6) This response of Eliphaz lacks the measure of self-restraint he had shown in his first address. He had first at least spoken with a measure of consid...
Second Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520. 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, ...
With us, i.e. among us; either, 1. Some of us, who seem to have been very ancient from Job 32:7 . Or, 2. Some others with whom we have conversed, and who are of our opinion in this matter. A...
SECOND COURSE OF DIALOGUES.—SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ Eliphaz less gentle and courteous than in his former speech. Probably irritated at his little success with Job, who rejected his friend’s cou...
Job 15:2 . Fill his belly with the east wind; a hot dry wind, the least favourable to vegetation. This is an angry figure of speech, equivalent to a declaration that Job's defence was a mere storm...
The grey-headed and very aged men. Grey-headed and aged men I. Old age presents social contrasts. Some are rich and some are poor. Some have all their wants anticipated and supplied; others are...
EXPOSITION The second colloquy between Job and his friends is, like the first (ch. 3-14.), one in which all of them take part, and the same order of speakers is maintained. Job answers each spea...
Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job
Deuteronomy 32:7 ; Job 12:20 ; Job 32:6 ; Job 32:7 ; Job 8:8-10 ; Proverbs 16:31